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Apr 22, 2009 | 01:17 PM

esmolol

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From: Pittsburgh PA

My Ride: Soon to be 2006 530xi Silver on gray. Premium, Premium Sound, Sports(lite), Cold Weather pkgs, Navi

I called my dealer regarding satellite radio added. He said that secondary to the problems with the Sirius/XM merger they were having problems with stock. They can only get me a radio by September......

Has anybody heard anything like this?

Apr 22, 2009 | 02:20 PM

Martin525i

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My Ride: 2007 Sapphire Black Metallic 525i. Beige Dakota Leather, Premium package, bluetooth, BMW Assist, Xenon adaptive lights, Sirius radio

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Originally Posted by esmolol' post='855582' date='Apr 22 2009, 04:17 PM

MY dealer had it in stock. Try ordering from them? Grady BMW 1-800-633-6958
I just had mine done 2 weeks ago

Apr 22, 2009 | 02:28 PM

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See my thread in the E60 forum at Bimmerpost. BMWNA wasn't a lot of help, and neither was Sirius. Some dealers have them in stock, some don't. I was told by one dealer (who didn't have them in stock) that they are waiting for BMW to update the hardware to be more compatible with the new tech specs for the merger. All the dealers with them in stock say they haven't heard this. Who knows. I trust my dealer/salesman. He seems like a straight shooter.

Apr 22, 2009 | 03:06 PM

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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills. Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)

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Originally Posted by esmolol' post='855582' date='Apr 22 2009, 02:17 PM

Yes, usually when the dealer wants to keep the price nice and high!

I would call another dealer to confirm this though!

Apr 22, 2009 | 09:29 PM

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My Ride: 2004 545i titanium grey 6 speed manual with light grey interior. Nav, L7, cold weather, sport, sat. Modifications: suede headliner, pianno black interior trim, Ipod dock, Mtech front bumper, Angel Eyes, and flat black kidney grills.

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Originally Posted by esmolol' post='855582' date='Apr 22 2009, 02:17 PM

Our cars that have the Sirius satellite tuner are not able to add the best of XM. If BMW plans on adding more memory capacity into the Sirius tuner in the future it would be worth waiting a bit. This is pure speculation on my part, I have no idea if BMW plans on upgrading the Tuner or not, but if they do then I want to upgrade to the V2. I am starting to get board of the Sirius stations.